SPORTS
COLLEGE RECRUITING: Cantwell flies like an Eagle
By BLAKE WOOD
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net
Bowie Jackrabbit baseball standout Cooper Cantwell rounded out a big week for athletes preparing to play on the college level.
Cantwell was the third and final athlete to pen his signature to a National Letter of Intent on Friday afternoon – opting to play for Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, Okla.
“I’m super excited,” said Cantwell, the Jackrabbits ace pitcher. “I’m looking forward to going up there.”
The 17-year-old senior said he had compiled a list of schools he was interested in.
“I went through them one by one and visited a couple of them,” he said. “But once I got to Oklahoma Wesleyan, I knew it was the place for me. The coaches really liked me, and I think it’s beautiful up there, so I knew it was the right fit.”
In the 11 games Cantwell started in the 2014 season, he pitched 43 innings, striking out 56 batters and walking 17. He surrendered 12 earned runs, and ended the season with a 1.92 earned run average.
Before advancing to the next level in his playing career, Cantwell has one final season left as a Jackrabbit. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bowie’s Cooper Cantwell (front and center) signs his National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, Okla. Cantwell is surrounded by his family, mother Kristen, younger sister Kamryn, father Jerry and older sister Kendal. Oklahoma Wesleyan is a powerhouse in NAIA baseball circles. (News photo by Blake Wood)
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.
Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.
“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”
Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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